Struck by animal, unspecified · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dinklage Feed Yards, 2822 US-385, ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA 69301
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was weighing fourteen cattle one at a time. Two cows tried to get on the scale at same time. The employee tried to back one cow off the scale and the other cow ran away. The employee was either knocked unconscious or stepped on by the cattle causing injury. There were no witnesses to the incident.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableCattle and other bovines
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